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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
all
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CIRCUS AT HIGHLAND FALLS.
Banded
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
boy
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
CIRCUS
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From this reading THE CIRCUS AT HIGHLAND FALLS.
contraband
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
corps
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From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
day
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From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
designated
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
dinner
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From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
disguises
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
dismissed
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From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
Drills
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From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
drummer
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
duds
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
excepting
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From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
extra
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From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
FALLS
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From this reading THE CIRCUS AT HIGHLAND FALLS.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
friends
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From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
furnishing
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
getting
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
grace
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From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
granger
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From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
guard
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From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
hide
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
HIGHLAND
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From this reading THE CIRCUS AT HIGHLAND FALLS.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
included
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From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
inspection
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From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
invert
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From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
Kansas
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From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
likewise
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From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
M
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From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
made
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
members
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From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
more
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
musketnounUS /ˈmusket/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
nowadays
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
obliged
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From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
place
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
possible
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
punishment
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From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
rich
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
sadly
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From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
Seven
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From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
shoulder
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From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
six
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
Sleepy
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From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
speed
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CIRCUS AT HIGHLAND FALLS.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
tours
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From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
unfortunate
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From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
vanish
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From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
washbowl
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From this reading This included one of the Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
watch
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From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
way
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From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of guard duty to do by way of punishment.
wicked
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From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
woods
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From this reading Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and for that place the six made with all possible speed.
